Session 6
Advances in Modern Medicine & Health, Computation, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Novel Materials, Biological Sciences
April 2nd, 2021 | 9.00-10.00AM
Judges: Dr. Hoda Hatoum & Dr. Natasha Chopp
Moderator: Yasasya Batugedara
Sushree S. Dash
PhD Student in Physics
Email: ssdash@mtu.edu
Presentation: “Boosting Optical Nonreciprocity: Surface Reconstruction in Iron Garnets”
Oluwatoyin Areo
PhD Student in Chemical Engineering
Email: oareo@mtu.edu
Presentation: “Measuring Physiochemical Properties of Viral Vectors for Vaccine and Gene Therapy Production“
Shabnam Konica
PhD Student in Mechanical Engineering & Engineering Mechanics
Email: skonica@mtu.edu
Presentation: “Modeling the Network Embrittlement and Fracture Due to Thermo-oxidative Aging in Polymers”
Session 7
Computation, Mathematical, and Physical Sciences, GeoSciences, Novel Materials
April 2nd, 2021 | 10.00-11.00AM
Judges: Dr. Jinguang Sun & Dr. Debra Charlesworth
Moderator: Rachael Wilber
Sagar Umesh Patil
PhD Student in Mechanical Engineering & Engineering Mechanics
Email: spatil4@mtu.edu
Presentation: “Interfacial properties in flattened carbon nanotubes and polymer composites: A molecular dynamics study”
Manpreet Boora
PhD Student in Physics
Email: mboora@mtu.edu
Presentation: “Linear and Nonlinear Optical Properties of Twisted Multilayer TMDCs”
Jessica Bruning
PhD Student in Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology
Email: jrbrunin@mtu.edu
Presentation: “Microbial Derived Short Chain Fatty-Acids and Autonomic Regulation of Cardiovascular Function”
Session 8
Biological Sciences, Chemical Sciences
April 2nd, 2021 | 12.00-1.00PM
Judges: Dr. Sangyoon Han & Dr. Natasha Chopp
Moderator: Ranit Karmakar
Jared Edwards
PhD Student in Chemistry
Email: jarede@mtu.edu
Presentation: “Purification and visualization of plant-based lysin, Hemolysin X“
Manas Warke
PhD Student in Biological Sciences
Email: mwarke@mtu.edu
Presentation: “Developing a model to investigate effects of soil-arsenic exposure using cell culture“
Thomas Ripplinger
MS Student in Chemistry
Email: tjrippli@mtu.edu
Presentation: “Gas Adsorption Predictions for Mg-MOF-74-II via Dispersion Corrected Density Functional Theory“
Session 9A
Transport phenomena, Computation, Mathematical, and Physical Sciences
April 2nd, 2021 | 1.00-2.00PM
Judges: Dr. Dany Jacob & Dr. Mary Zadeh
Moderator: Rachael Wilber
Geeta Sachdeva
PhD Student in Physics
Email: gsachdev@mtu.edu
Presentation: “Interfacial Characteristics of Composite Materials for Deep Space Exploration: A DFT Study”
Ponkrshnan Thiagarajan
PhD Student in Mechanical Engineering & Engineering Mechanics
Email: thiagara@mtu.edu
Presentation: “Uncertainty quantification of a rate-dependent cohesive zone model”
Neerav Kaushal
PhD Student in Physics
Email: kaushal@mtu.edu
Presentation: “Simulating the Universe with Convolutional Neural Networks”
Session 9B
Materials Science & Engineering, Chemical Sciences, Novel Materials
April 2nd, 2021 | 1.00-2.00PM
Judges: Dr. Patricia Heiden & Dr. Debra Charlesworth
Moderator: Alexander Apostle
Masoud Kasraie
PhD Student in Materials Science & Engineering
Email: mkasraie@mtu.edu
Presentation: “Mechanical and Electrical Characteristics of Additively Manufactured Conductive Epoxy-Carbon Nanotube Composites“
